voting. the biggest prize the balance of powner congress. for democrats that means the ability to push forward with president biden s agenda. he will be in maryland tonight to rally for the democratic candidate for governor there. and here is a look at what is at stake. 35 spots in the senate. there for the taking and as jim just mentioned, dozens of governor votes will be cast. secretary of state and attorney general as well. voter enthusiasm is soaring into the election. more than 40 million ballots have been cast across 47 states outpacing the 2018 numbers in states where the data is available. it is still too early to know what overall turnout will be. will it reach 2018 levels could. could that be higher. we ll have to wait longer to find out. let s kick off this morning in wisconsin. hotly contested senate race there could be perhaps one of the states that is a decider for democrats in their hopes of keeping power in the chamber. luc lucy kafanov is there. ron johnson
democrats in their hopes of keeping power in the chamber. luc lucy kafanov is there. ron johnson also casting doubt on the election results before we even get to election day. reporter: that is right. before election day. ron johnson is facing a wisconsin lieutenant democratic governor mandela barnes in a closely contested state. a state where president biden won by less than 21,000 votes. now president pardon me senator johnson is a close ally of former president trump. he has a history of controversial statements, conspiracy theories and the january 6 capitol attack. and he was asked a simple question on the campaign trail, whether he would commit to accepting results of the midterm elections and his answer, i sure hope i can, but i condition predict what the democrats might have planned. obviously not a yes. now he was asked in part this